Laundry-mangle.



E. Mkm's.

LAUNDRY MANGLE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 4. 1915.

t A 0 d m m P l1 TTORNE V a rad a ELLIOTT M. OKINS, 0F AUBURN,WASHINGTON.

LAUnnnY-MAncLn.

Specification of Letters /Patent;

Patented 0st. 3, 19 16.

Application filed December 4, 1315. serial No. 84,975.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that LELmo'r'r MqGnms, a citizenof the United States, residin at A11- burn, in the county of King andbtate of 'VVashington, have invented certain new To properly dry andiron certain kinds of goods or those of different weights andthicknesses in a mangle, it is requisite to run the work' through themachine a number of times and which has hitherto been eflected byreturning articles from the delivery to the feeding sides of the machineto be refed thereto. In consequence of the labor, inconvenience andtune, required to carry the goods around the machine for a secondoperation, the goods have oftentimes been delivered in but a partiallyfinlshed condition.

To overcome the above-mentioned difliculties, I provide a laundry manglewith a dofi'er-blade adapted to be adjusteb .1 moved into and out ofoperative position according to the demand, together with means wherebysuch adjustments may be readily attained by the attendant withoutstopping or otherwise interfering with the operation of the machine.

The invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a side elevational view, partly broken away of a laundrymangle provided with my invention. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary longitudinalvertical section ofthe same to an enlarged scale. Fig. 3 is a frontelevation of parts shown in Fig. 2. .Fig. 4 is a horizontal section ofFig. 2. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one end of the doiierbladesupporting bar.

The mangle may, as regards the frame members 10, the rotary cylinder 11,an endless apron 12,. the rolls therefor and the driving mechanism, beof any usual or suitable construction.

The a ron 12 passes about apowendriven roll 13 1n front of the cylinderand thence about the latter to a power driven roll 13 7 from which itextends to a tightenerroll 13 and returns about guide rolls 13 to the ateach end of thebar a first-named roll 13. The driving" mechanism for thecylinder and for the aforesaid power-driven rolls being at the oppositeside of the machine from that illustrated in Fig.

1, is not shown.

14 represents a roll having its axle ends ournaled in levers 15 whichare fulcrumed at 16 to the frame-members 10. Endless ribbons 17 passabout the roll 14 and also about transversely tar-ranged plate members18. These members are formed with arms 19 which are hingedly connectedby pins 20 to lugs 21 provided on the upright I flange 22 of an anglebar 23.

2% represent dofier-blades which serve to direct aticles passing aboutthe cylinder to the ri bons and are fixedly secured to the respectiveplate members 18. Said blades are slotted as at 25 (Fig.4) to afi'ordwith the members 18, guide-ways for the various aprons.

. According to the present invention, the bar 23 which carries themembers 18 and the doffer-blades, is provided at its ends with runnerelements 26 arranged longitudinal of the machine frame and slidable inguides provided between bracket elements 27 and 28 provided on orsecured to the frame members 10. By such devices, the bar 23 may bemoved to carry said dofl er-blades to or from the cylinder according towhether it is desired to employ the ribbons to convey the work from thecylinder after once passingaround the latter onto the delivery lead ofthe apron or to render the aprons temporarily inoperative to cause thegoods to again travel about the cylinder.

The preferred means, as illustrated, for moving the bar 23 consists inemploying crank-arm 29 which is connected from one end by a pivs 'otalpin 30 to a. bracket lug 28 and connectmg the said arm at a distancefrom the pin 30 by a pin 31 to an end of a link 32 whose other end is,in turn, connected by a pin 33 }with the adjacent runner element 26 ofthe To withdraw the cylinder, the crank-arms 29 at both sides of themachine are swung outwardly into positio'ns such as represented in Fig.1, to correspondingly move the bar 23 and the attached bladcs throughthemedium of the links. To restore the blades into juxtaposition withthecylinder, the

doifer-blades from the 11,0. crank-arms are swung over to occupy thepositions such as We at 35 claim m invention is in a machine of 'fiheelase described, the

combination with a cylinder, ae'apron, rolls to direct fehe apron toconvey the goods 5mm Lemme the front of the cylinder about the same'lzpand return them to the front, ribbons and a guide roll therefor, of adofier-blade, a support therefor, and means to more said support tocarry the blade into position to cooperate with sail/ribbon to removethe 2c goods'from the cylinder or be in position to render said ribbontemporarily inoperative. Signed at Seattle, WVashington, this 23rd dayof November, 1915.

. ELLIOTT M. QKINS. Witnesses:

E. PETERsoN,

Hence BARNES.

